Guide for battery-stems.



No. 784,790. PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905.

' G, F. HAWLBY GUIDE FOR BATTERY STEMS.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 23, 1904.

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GUIDE FOR BATTERY STEMS.

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PATENT OEEicE.

CHARLES F. HAl/VLEY, OF HEPPNER, OREGON.

GUIDE FOR BATTERY-STE IVIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,790, dated March14, 1905.

Application filed April 23,1904. Serial No. 204,628.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEs F. HAWLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Heppner, in the county of Morrow and State of Oregon, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Guides for Battery-Stems, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in guides for thestems of stamps been necessary in the event of the breakage of one ofthe stamp-stems to remove the bearings of the stems of all the stamps ofthe battery in order to make the necessary repairs, and the sameoperation has been found necessary whenever changes in the bearings areto be made.

My invention consists of a bed and a cap, which are oppositely disposedand serve to hold in place two semicylindrical lining-sections, whichform the bearing for the stem of one stamp of the battery. The bed andcap are detachably connected by a yoke of novel construction and can bedetached and the lining removed without removing the bearings of theother stems of the battery.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved guide. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. & is a central verticaltransverse section. Fig. 5

is an end elevation of the bed, cap, and lining. Fig. 6 is a centrallongitudinal section through the cap. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectionthrough the bed and showing an anchor-bolt.- Fig. 8 is abottom plan viewof one of the liningclips. Fig. 9 is a side elevation thereof, and Fig.10 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a bed having asemicylindrical longitudinallyrextending recess 2 in one face andprovided atone end with a retaining-flange 3. Oountersunk passages 4extend through the bed for the reception of anchor-bolts 5..lnwardly-extending flanges 6 are arranged along the side edges of therecess 2, and extensions 7 are formed integral with the sides of thebed 1. The lower faces of these extensions are inclined upward andinward, as shown at 8, and are preferably slightly inclined from one endto the other, as shown in Fig. 1. A substantially semicylindrical cap 9is arranged longitudinally upon the bed 1 and has an inwardly-extendingflange 10 at the side edges thereof and at one end. The outer face ofthis cap is flattened adjacent the side edges, and grooves 11 are formedin one end of the cap for the reception of arms 12, which extend fromthe bed 1. A longitudinally-extending groove 13 is formed in the innerface of the cap 9 at the end thereof farthest removed from flange 10,and a similar groove is formed in a corresponding end of the bed 1.Recesses 14 are formed in the outer faces of the cap and bed adjacentthe grooves 13. These grooves and recesses are for the purpose morefully hereinafter described.

Arranged within the recess 2 is a semicylindrical lining-section 15,formed of wood, wood fiber, or any other suitable material, and which isadapted to abut against the end flange 3 and which has longitudinally-extending grooves 16 for the reception of the side flanges 6. The inneror working face of this liningsection is semicylindrical in form. Asimilar lining-section 17 is arranged within the cap 9 and fits againstthe flanges 10, and the inner faces of the two sections 15 and 17 form abearing for the stem of a stamp. Metallic shims 18 are arranged betweenthe adjoining edges of the bed and the cap and extend longitudinallythereof.

A yoke 19 is adapted to straddle the central portion of the cap 9, andthe ends thereof are provided with inwardly-extending ears 20,

which are adapted to be moved longitudinally under and into engagementwith the inclined faces 8 of the extensions '7. Shoulders 21 are formedon the inner faces of the yoke at opposite sides thereof and are adaptedto fit snugly against the flattened sides of the cap and to rest uponthe side edges of the bed. A setscrew 22 is arranged within the centerof the yoke 19 and has a head 23, by means of which the same can bereadily turned inward against the cap. A locking-nut 2a is arranged onthe set-screw and is provided with a nut-lock 25 of any suitableconstruction for holding it against rotation.

Retaining-clips are provided for preventing the accidental displacementof the lining-sections 15 and 1'7. Each of these clips is formed in asingle piece of sheet metal, which is bent upon itself to form parallelarms 26 and 27. Arm 26 has an car 28 struck therefrom, while the end ofarm 27 is beveled and bent inward at right angles thereto, as shown at29. These clips are fastened in position by sliding the arms 26 intogrooves 13 and placing the ends 29 in engagement with the recesses 14.Ears 28 thus assume positions over the ends of the lining-sections 15and 17, as shown in Fig. 3, and serve to hold said sections againstmovement in one direction.

()ne guide, such as herein described, is adapted to be used for the stemof each stamp in a battery, and it will be understood that byprovidingguides of this construction the stems can be removed andreplaced and the lining sections 15 and 17 also removed and replacedwithout necessarily detaching the parts of the guides of the otherstamp-stems. The various parts of the guide can be readily replaced incase of Wear or breakage, and when once secured in the manner hereindescribed they are l'i rml y held against accidental displacement, asoften occurs as a result of the vibrations produced during the stampingoperation. By providing inclined extensions 7 on the sides of the bed 1the parts are caused to bind more lirmly when longitudinal pressure isexerted thereupon.

While I have described this device as especially adapted for use uponthe stems of stamps, it will be understood that the same can also beemployed as a bearing for shafts, &c.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrilicing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In a device of the character described,

nally of the bed, inclined extensions upon the opposite sides of thebed, a yoke straddling the cap and engaging an inclined face of eachextension, said yoke being formed in a single piece of material, bindingmeans within the yoke and bearing on the cap, and detachablelining-sections within the bed and cap.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bedhaving extensions on the sides thereof forming shoulders inclined fromend to end, and inwardly-extending flanges integral with the bed; of aflanged cap extending longitudinally of the bed, a yoke formed in asingle piece andadapted to straddle the cap and engage the shoulders ofthe extensions, lining-sections within the bed and the cap and engagedby the flanges, and spring retaining-clips for preventing longitudinalmovement of the sections.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bedhaving inwardlyextending flanges at the edges and one end thereof, andextensions upon the sides of the bed forming shoulders inclined from endto end; of a cap arranged longitudinally upon the bed and havingin\vardly-extending flanges at its edges and one end, substantiallysemicylindrical lining-sections within the bed and cap and retained bythe flanges thereof, said sections being removable longitudinally,spring retaining-clips engaging the bed and cap, respectively, andoverlapping the liningsections, a yoke formed in a single piece andstraddling the cap and bed, said yoke engaging the inclined shoulders ofthe extensions, and a clamping device within the yoke adapted to bear onthe cap.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bedformed in a single casting and having a semicylindrical recess in oneface, and extensions at the sides of the bed forming shoulders inclinedfrom one end to the other; of a semicylindrical cap arrangedlongitudinally upon the bed and having its outer Walls reduced andhaving the outer faces of its walls parallel adjacent the edges of thecap, whereby a portion of each edge of the bed is exposed, detachablelining-sections secured within the cap and bed to form acylindricalbearing-surface, a yoke straddling the cap and bed, inwardly-extendingears integral with the yoke and engaging the inclined shoulders of theextensions, said yoke having shoulders upon its inner faces adapted torest upon the bed at opposite sides of the cap, and a binding devicewithin the yoke and adapted to contact with the cap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. HAWVLEY.

Witnesses:

PHIL M ETSOHAN, J r., (J. E. Woonsou.

